Image
François Chereau the Elder
Portrait of Nicolas Boileau-Despreau,
Description
Title
Portrait of Nicolas Boileau-Despreau
Medium
engraving
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
26.2 x 18.3 cm (10 5/16 x 7 3/16 inches) (plate)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Original--Verso:in pencil, LR:6½In Plate--In LL:H. Rigaud . P. ; in LR:F. Chereau.F. ; 4-line French poem, LC:Boileau sut remplacer Harace... (see print for full inscription)
Marks: R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso
Type
Credit
Gift in memory of William Babcock Weeden by his children
Object Number
43.400.83
About
Portrait of Nicolas Boileau-Despreau
Original--Verso:in pencil, LR:6½In Plate--In LL:H. Rigaud . P. ; in LR:F. Chereau.F. ; 4-line French poem, LC:Boileau sut remplacer Harace... (see print for full inscription)
Marks: R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso
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